Louisville is a major metropolitan city offering shopping, museums, restaurants and minor league sporting events. It also has a variety of championship caliber golf courses. With late falls and early springs, the Louisville area is an idea place to get away for a golf trip with family, friends or business associates.
Woodhaven Country Club has an 18-hole championship golf course. The back nine features tree-lined fairways and rolling hills. The front nine is more wide open but longer. Bermuda grass is planted on the fairways and tees with bent grass greens. The club also offers a par-3 golf course, along with a driving range and facilities to practice putting, chipping and sand play. Other amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, diving pool and cabana bar. Activities for children include fishing, a kids carnival and holiday events.
The Wildwood Country Club course was designed on 177 aces of gently sloping hillsides. The signature hole is number 12, requiring a precise tee shot over a wide creek and an accurate approach shot to a well-bunkered green. Four clay tennis courts are available at the facility, along with an outdoor swimming pool and a fitness center. The club's restaurant serves breakfast lunch and dinner. It also caters weddings and banquets.
Tight fairways and undulated greens are among the features of the golf course at Glenmary Country Club. It also offers chipping and putting greens. The pro shop has golf equipment, balls and golf attire for women and men. Tee times can be made up to seven day in advance. An outdoor swimming pool and two tennis courts are also available on the facility. The club house restaurant offers a variety of food and has a full catering service.
The 18-hole course at Big Spring Country Club is full of tight, tree-lined fairways. Water comes into play on several holes and it features a variety of well-placed bunkers. Built on the edge of Beargrass Creek and Floyd's Station, a fort constructed by Revolutionary War hero John Floyd, the course offers a scenic view. There is a restaurant on-site, as well as a fitness center and outdoor swimming pool. Outdoor dining is also available. There are also locker rooms for both men and women and a pro shop.
